Author: Opportunity

Opportunity Sheffield is the employment and skills service within Sheffield City Council.

SCC Routes into Employment traineeship to begin on Mon 24 July

Sheffield City Council is launching a Routes into Employment traineeship, beginning on Monday 24 July. The programme is aimed at anybody aimed 16-18 and looking to move into work. The traineeship offers employment links into engineering, construction and a variety of other sectors. The traineeship will last for 6 weeks and will consist of: 2 … Continue reading SCC Routes into Employment traineeship to begin on Mon 24 July →

Clarion Futures online teaching assistant course on Tues 12 Sept

Clarion Futures Jobs and Training is delivering a free online teaching assistant course, beginning on Tuesday 12 September. The qualification is the NCFE CACHE Level 2 Award in Preparing to Work in Schools and will ready participants for further learning and training whilst developing an understanding of the teaching and learning environment in a school … Continue reading Clarion Futures online teaching assistant course on Tues 12 Sept →

Advancing Digital launches Microsoft training courses

Advancing Digital, Opportunity Sheffield’s digital training programme, is launching three Microsoft courses this summer. The three courses are: •         Microsoft Excel •         Microsoft SharePoint •         Microsoft Power BI Each course is one full day and will be taught by AJ Training. Once you have registered with Advancing Digital, AJ Training will assess your level of … Continue reading Advancing Digital launches Microsoft training courses →

Job vacancy: Interim Chief Executive Officer (Element Society)

Element Society is recruiting an Interim Chief Executive Officer based in Sheffield City Centre. The role is 35 hours per week (negotiable) with a wage of up to £50,000 per annum. The contract is 6 months, subject to the return of the existing postholder. The role includes Access to Westfield Health, Generous holiday entitlement, flexible employer, … Continue reading Job vacancy: Interim Chief Executive Officer (Element Society) →

SYHA’s Sheffield Employment Workshop to take place on Thurs 20 July

South Yorkshire Housing Association (Work and Wellbeing) is holding an employment event on Thursday 20 July from 10:00am-2pm At this workshop, you'll be able to: Find out more about different roles, careers, and organisations View a job vacancies board and speak to employers Get help tailoring your CV to specific vacancies you find on the … Continue reading SYHA’s Sheffield Employment Workshop to take place on Thurs 20 July →

Sheffield Careers Fair to be held on Fri 22 September

UK Careers Fair is holding a Sheffield Careers Fair on Friday 22 September from 10am-2pm. The event will be held at Sheffield Town Hall, Pinstone Street, S1 2HH. There will be a wide variety of different organisations attending, alongside a wide variety of roles being advertised and the event will offer the opportunity to speak … Continue reading Sheffield Careers Fair to be held on Fri 22 September →

Learning and Work Institute: What’s happening with pay?

By Stephen Evans, Chief Executive of Learning and Work Institute (https://learningandwork.org.uk/news-and-policy/whats-happening-with-pay/) Inflation has remained higher for longer than expected. After initially rising because of the price of essentials like energy and food being driven up by the pandemic, war in Ukraine and possibly Brexit, inflation was expected to fall. But now there are concerns that, … Continue reading Learning and Work Institute: What’s happening with pay? →

Sheffield Apprenticeships Bulletin (ESFA) – 10 July

The Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) provides weekly district-level apprenticeship vacancy bulletins, broken down by region and local authority area. See below the latest vacancy lists for Sheffield and South Yorkshire. Sheffield apprenticeship vacancies copy-of-sheffield-10-jul-2023Download South Yorkshire apprenticeship vacancies copy-of-sy-apprenticeship-summary-10-07-2023-with-percent-40-l3-plus-1

Sheffield Citizens Advice Information Session for Staff & Volunteers on Weds 12 July

Sheffield Citizens Advice community trainers are delivering the following sessions: An Intro to Citizens Advice Sheffield and Where to find information and get support around the Cost of Living. The event will take place on Wednesday 12 July from 1pm-3pm at South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue (SYFR), Earl Street, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 4QW. The Intro … Continue reading Sheffield Citizens Advice Information Session for Staff & Volunteers on Weds 12 July →